Radio Shack 43-327 manual

User’ s Guide 43-327 Thank you for purchasing your new cor dless phone from RadioShack . Please read this user’ s guide before installing, setting up, and using your new phone. Ans wering System • Caller ID Cordless Phone[...]

2 Contents Contents Package Contents ......................................................................................... 4 Features ........................................................................................................... 4 T elephone Setup .............................................................................5 T elep[...]

3 Contents Directory ........................................................................................23 Store a Dir ectory Entry ................................................................................. 23 Character Chart ............................................................................................ 24 Search the Dir e[...]

4 Contents P ackag e Contents F eatures • DECT 6.0 transmission for secure calls • Digital answering system recor ds up to 14 minutes • Messages can be accessed remotely fr om any T ouch-T one phone • Caller ID / Call W aiting ID display shows who’ s calling • Handset speakerphones enable you to carry on hands-free conversations • 70 [...]

5 T elephone Setup T elephone Setup T elephone Base and Charg er Installation Install the telephone base and chargers as shown below . Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. n Notes: • If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, you must install a DSL[...]

6 T elephone Setup Batter y Installation and Charging Install the battery as shown below . For best performance, char ge the handset for at least 16 hours before use. When not in use, place the handset in the telephone base or charger . See page 41 for battery operating times. 1. If the battery compartment cover is on the handset, press the indenta[...]

7 T elephone Setup Recycle Rechargeable Batteries Placing rechar geable batteries in the trash can be harmful to the environment. Instead, r ecycle old rechar geable batteries at your local RadioShack store fr ee of charge. RadioShack participates in the RBRC© battery recycling pr ogram, and is committed to preserving the envir onment and conservi[...]

8 T elephone Operation Installation Options Y our telephone base is now ready for table top use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the provided wall bracket to connect with a standard dual-stud telephone wall mounting plate. If you do not have this mounting plate, you can purchase one fr om your local RadioShack store or www .Radio[...]

9 T elephone Oper ation Message window Shows the number of messages and other answering system information. VOL • Press to adjust the volume during playback. • When the phone is not in use, press to adjust the telephone base ringer volume. IN USE light • Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same line is in [...]

10 T elephone Setup Handset La yout CHARGE light On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or char ger . / FLASH • Press to make or answer a call. • During a call, press to r eceive an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert. 1 While reviewing a call log entry , pr ess repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the teleph[...]

11 T elephone Setup CID (caller ID) • Press to r eview the call log when the telephone is not in use. • While in a menu, press to scr oll down. • During a call, press to lower the listening volume. OFF/CLEAR • During a call, press to hang up. • While the handset is ringing, press to silence the ringer temporarily . • Press and hold whil[...]

12 T elephone Setup Handset Ring er V olume Y ou can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off. 1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu. 2. Press  or  to select > RINGER VOLUME , then pr ess MENU/SELECT . 3. Press  or  to adjust the volume. A sample of each ringer volume plays as you scroll thr ough the choices. 4. Press MENU/SELECT[...]

13 T elephone Setup LCD Languag e Y ou can select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESP AÑOL to be used in all screen displays. 1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu. 2 Press  or  to select > LCD LANGUAGE , then press MENU/SELECT . 3. Press  or  to scr oll through the choices. 4. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. Set Date and T ime [...]

14 T elephone Setup Use the clear voicemail feature when the telephone indicates that ther e is new voicemail but there is none (for example, when you have accessed your voicemail while away from home). Clearing the voicemail waiting indicator only turns off the indicators; it does not delete your voicemail messages. As long as you have new voicema[...]

15 Answering System Setup Ans wering System Setup Use a handset to change your answering system settings. Number of Rings Y ou can choose from two, four , or six rings; or toll saver . With toll saver selected, the answering system answers after two rings when you have new messages, and after four rings when you have no new messages. This enables y[...]

16 Answering System Setup 4. Press  or  to select > MSG ALERT TONE , then pr ess MENU/SELECT . 5. Press  or  to select O N or OFF , then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. n Note: The answering system must be turned on for the message alert tone to function. Announcement The telephone is preset with a gr eeting that answer[...]

17 Answering System Setup Delete Y our Announcement 1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu. 2. Press MENU/SELECT to select > ANS. SYSTEM . 3. Press  or  to select > ANS SYS SETUP , then pr ess MENU/SELECT . 4. Press  or  to select > ANNOUNCEMENT , then pr ess MENU/SELECT . The handset announces, “T o play , press 2. T o record[...]

18 T elephone Operation T elephone Operation Make a Call Press /FLASH or . Y ou will hear a dial tone. Dial the number . Predial a Call Dial the number . Press /FLASH or . Ans wer a Call Press /FLASH , , or any of the dialing keys ( 0-9, #, * ). n Notes: • The screen shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds). • When pre[...]

19 T elephone Oper ation Mute The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you. 1. During a call, press MUTE/REMOVE on the handset. The handset screen shows MUTED for a few seconds. MUTE appears at the bottom of the screen until the mute function is turned off. 2. Press MUTE/REMOVE again to r esume the conver[...]

20 T elephone Operation T o access a number in the directory while on a call: 1. Press MENU/SELECT twice to select > DIRECTORY . 2. Scroll to the desir ed entry by pressing  or  . 3. Press MENU/SELECT to dial the displayed number . T o access a number in the call log while on a call: 1. Press MENU/SELECT and then pr ess  or  to highl[...]

21 T elephone Oper ation • If you have more than two handsets, your scr een shows INTERCOM TO: . Use the dialing keys to select the other handset. Y our screen shows CALLING HANDSET X . The other handset rings and its screen shows either OTHER HANDSET IS CALLING or HANDSET X IS CALLING . 2. T o answer the intercom call, press /FLASH , , INT , or [...]

22 T elephone Operation 2. T o answer the call on the other handset, press /FLASH , , INT , or any dialing keys ( 0-9, #, * ). The outside call is still on hold and both handsets now show INTERCOM . Y ou can now have a private conversation between the system handsets. n Notes: • If you want to cancel an intercom call and r econnect to the outside[...]

23 Director y Director y The directory can stor e up to 50 entries with up to 30 digits for each phone number and 15 characters for each name. • When there ar e no recor ds in the directory , the screen shows DIRECTORY EMPTY . • When the directory is full and you try to save an entry , the screen shows LIST FULL . • If you try to save a numbe[...]

24 Director y • Copy a number from the r edial list by pressing REDIAL/P AUSE and then  ,  , or REDIAL/P AUSE to select a number . Press MENU/SELECT to copy the number . 5. Press MENU/SELECT to move to the name. The scr een shows ENTER NAME. 6. Use the dialing keys (see “Character Chart” below) to enter the name using the method explain[...]

25 Director y Search the Director y Entries are sorted alphabetically . T o search the directory: 1. Press when the handset is not in use. -OR- Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. Press  or  to select > DIRECTORY and then pr ess MENU/SELECT twice. 2. Press  or  to br owse. Alphabetical Search T o start an alphabetical s[...]

26 Director y Edit a Director y Entr y Use the following steps to edit an entry in the directory . 1. Press when the handset is not in use. -OR- Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. Pr ess  or  to select > DIRECTORY and then press MENU/SELECT twice. 2. Press or  or  , or use the alphabetical sear ch to browse (see “ Al[...]

27 Call Log Call Log About Caller ID Y ou can use this telephone with regular caller ID service or combined caller ID with call waiting. Y ou can use the telephone’ s other features without subscribing to caller ID services. There might be fees for caller ID services and these services might not be available in all areas. Depending on your servic[...]

28 Call Log • XX MISSED CALL(S) shows when there ar e new call log entries (including missed and unreviewed calls). • CALL LOG EMPTY shows when there ar e no recor ds in the call log. • Only one handset can review the call log at a time. If a handset tries to enter the call log while another handset is already in it, NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIM[...]

29 Call Log 4. Press  or  to br owse through the call log. • The name (if available), telephone number , date and time of all incoming calls are shown on the scr een. • Y ou hear a double beep when the list reaches the beginning or end of the call log. Make a Call Log Entr y Ready to Dial Although the call log entries received have 10 dig[...]

30 Call Log 4. Press MENU/SELECT to move to the name. The screen displays EDIT NAME. • Use the dialing keys (see “Character Char t” on page 24) to edit the name using the same method as explained in step 3 above. Press # to insert a space. 5. Press MENU/SELECT to save. • If the entry is already saved in the dir ectory , the handset shows AL[...]

31 Call Log Redial List The telephone stores the five most r ecently dialed numbers. • When there ar e already five entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room for the new entry . • Entries are shown in r everse chronological or der . • Press REDIAL/P AUSE to browse the r edial list. Dial a Redial Entr y 1. Press REDIAL/P AUSE , then [...]

32 Answering System Operation Ans wering System Oper ation About the Ans wering System and V oicemail Y our telephone has separate indicators for two differ ent types of voice messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left at your service provider’ s voicemail (fees may apply). Y our telephone’ s built-in answering system [...]

33 Answering System Operation T o tur n on or off with the telephone base: • Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the answering system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.” T o tur n on or off with a handset: 1. Press [...]

34 Answering System Operation T o play messages with the telephone base: 1. Press /PLA Y/STOP to listen to messages. Options during playback: • Press   VOL  to adjust the speaker volume. • Press /SKIP to skip to the next message. • Press /REPEA T to repeat the message curr ently playing. Press /REPEA T twice to listen to the previous [...]

35 Answering System Operation T o delete all messages with a handset: 1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu. 2. Press MENU/SELECT to select > ANS. SYSTEM . 3. Press  or  to select > DEL ALL OLD , then pr ess MENU/SELECT . 4. The handset shows DELETE ALL OLD MSGS? Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. Record and Pla y Memos Memos[...]

36 Answering System Operation Window displays Descriptions 1-99 (flashing) Current message number during new message playback. 1-99 Current message number during old message playback. 1-8 T T elephone base speaker volume level while adjusting. -- T elephone is answering a call or being accessed remotely . The answering system is being programmed. [...]

37 Answering System Operation Command Function 8 End the call. 0 T urn the answering system on or off. 4. Hang up or press 8 to end the call. n Notes: • If you do not press any keys after you enter the r emote access code, all new messages play . If there ar e no new messages, all old messages play . • Once the new messages have played, the tel[...]

38 Additional Info Additional Infor mation Handset Displa y Screen Messag es ALREADY SAVED The telephone number entered is alr eady stored in the dir ectory . CALL LOG EMPTY Ther e are no call log entries. CALLING HANDSET X Calling another handset. CONNECTING... The cordless handset is sear ching for the telephone base. CHARGING The handset with lo[...]

39 Additional Info NO LINE There is no telephone line connected. NO SIGNAL, CALL ENDED Communication between handset and telephone base is lost during a call. NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME One handset is already viewing the call log or directory and another handset attempts to review it. OUTSIDE CALL Connected to the external call during call transfer[...]

40 Additional Info Handset and T elephone Base Indicators Handset Lights On when the handset speakerphone is in use. CHARGE On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger . T elephone Base Lights IN USE Flashes when there is an incoming call or another telephone sharing the same line is in use. On when the handset is in use. VOICE[...]

41 Additional Info Batter y It takes up to 16 hours for the battery to be fully charged. When it is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operation Operating time While in handset use (talking*) Up to eight hours While in speakerphone mode (talking*) Up to five hours While not in use (standby**) Up to six days * Operating times [...]

42 Additional Info Expanding your T elephone System The handsets provided with your telephone system ar e pre-r egistered. Each handset is assigned a number that shows on the handset display . Additional handsets register ed to the telephone system are assigned in sequential order . For instance, if the telephone system already has HANDSET 1 and HA[...]

43 Additional Info Replace a Handset If you want to replace a handset or r e-assign the designated handset number of a register ed handset, you must de-register all the handsets and then individually register each handset. T o make de-registration easier , read all of the instructions on this page before you begin. T o de-register all handsets: 1. [...]

44 Additional Info T roubleshooting If you have difficulty with your telephone, please try the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit your local RadioShack stor e or www .RadioShack.com. My telephone does not work at all. • Make sure the battery is installed and charged corr ectly (see page 6). For optimum daily performance, return the [...]

45 Additional Info • If the handset is in the telephone base or charger but the CHARGE light on the handset is not on, refer to The char ge light is off in this section. • If the battery is completely depleted, it can take up to 10 minutes to charge the handset befor e PLACE IN CHARGER or LOW BATTERY appears on the screen (page 6). • Purchase[...]

46 Additional Info devices such as: wireless r outers, radios, cellular telephones, digital telephones, intercoms, r oom monitors, televisions, VCRs, personal computers, kitchen appliances, and other cordless telephones. • T est a working telephone at the telephone wall jack. If another telephone has the same problem, the pr oblem is in the telep[...]

47 Additional Info There is interfer ence during a telephone conversation. My calls fade out when I am using the cordless handset. • The handset might be out of range. Move it closer to the telephone base. • If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you must install a DSL filt[...]

48 Additional Info My caller ID features ar e not working properly . • Caller ID is a subscription service. Y ou must subscribe to this service from your local telephone company for this featur e to work on your telephone. • The caller might not be calling from an ar ea which supports caller ID. • Both you and the caller’ s telephone compan[...]

49 Additional Info for 15 seconds, then plug in the power adapter and re-install the battery . Place the handset in the telephone base and allow up to one minute for the handset and telephone base to synchronize. • Other electronic pr oducts might prevent your handset and telephone base from communicating with each other . Install your telephone [...]

50 Additional Info The messages on the answering system are incomplete. • If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it might be lost when the answering system disconnects the call after four minutes. • If the memory on the answering system becomes full during a message, the answering system stops recor ding and disconnects the call. • I[...]

51 Additional Info • If toll saver is selected, the number of rings changes to two when there are new messages waiting (page 30). • If the memory is full or if the answering system is off, the answering system answers after 10 rings. • In some cases, the answering system is affected by the ringing system used by the local telephone company . [...]

52 Additional Info Impor tant Safety Instr uctions When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fir e, electric shock and injury , including the following: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product f[...]

53 Additional Info • If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that ar e covered by the operation instructions. Improper adjustment of other contr ols may result in damage and often r equires extensive work by an authorized technician to restor e the product to normal operation. ?[...]

54 Additional Info Maintenance • T aking car e of your telephone– Y our cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be tr eated with care. • Avoid r ough treatment– Place the handset down gently . Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. • Avoid water– Y our te[...]

55 Additional Info • Rechargeable batteries: Exer cise care in handling batteries in or der not to create a short cir cuit with conducting material such as rings, bracelets, and keys. The battery or conductor may overheat and cause harm. Observe proper polarity between the battery and the battery char ger . • Nickel-metal hydride rechar geable [...]

56 Additional Info FCC Infor mation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requir ements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requir ements are intended to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment[...]

57 Additional Info The plug and jack used to connect this equipment to premises wiring and the telephone network must comply with applicable Part 68 rules and technical requir ements adopted by ACT A. A compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this pr oduct. It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also [...]

58 any RadioShack store in the U.S. RadioShack will, at its option, unless otherwise provided by law: (a) r epair the product without char ge for parts and labor; (b) replace the pr oduct with the same or a comparable product; or (c) refund the pur chase price. All replaced parts and pr oducts, and products on which a r efund is made, become the pr[...]

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